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PhotoHastings 2011.

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7th December 2011.

Exposure: Some news of photographers based in Hastings & St Leonards. Amanda Jobson & Stuart Griffiths both have work included in "Photography Fair" at London's Underground Gallery. Exit 9 Charing Cross Underground, The Strand, 14-31 December 11-5.30, closed Sundays. Lucy Phillips is taking part in "3-minute open" at the Phoenix Brighton, 16th December 6-9 (free but booking required here). A short film about her "What Cannot Be Seen project made with Alex Brattell is here.

6th December 2011.

Exhibition: Another chance to see a selection of work from "Twenty" by Steven Bullen, shown at The Dragon Bar in George St earlier in the year, at the same venue from Saturday 10th to Monday 12th December. "A select number of photographs will go on sale in this mini-exhibition in Hastings Old Town. As before, all photographs will be sold in strictly limited-edition prints - signed, framed, and numbered out of twenty."

2nd December 2011.

Exhibition: Lucy Bell Fine Art in Norman Rd St. Leonards is showing "Christmas Exhibition", a cornucopia of work from, amongst others, Pattie Boyd, Brian Duffy, Bill Brandt, Ernst Haas, Lee Miller, Terry O'Neill, Fay Godwin, David Henderson, Debi Angel, Alexander Brattell, Bruce Rae, Martyn Colbeck & Debi Angel.
Wed-Sat 11am-4pm 3-17 December and 6-21 January.

1st December 2011.

For Sale: Canon 1000D SLR camera. Bag included. 6 months use only. £220 ono. Ring Simone, 01424 438256.

30th November 2011.

Opportunity: The Hastings and St Leonards Tourism Association, a charity made up of the local accommodation businesses, are looking for pictures to use for their website promoting Hastings as a destination. No money in it but bags of kudos and a warm fuzzy feeling for helping to bring visitors to our town. If you have any photographs you'd like to see used please contact Brendan via their website. (Thanks to Claire Richardson).

27th November 2011.

Exhibition: Hastings Independent Photographers Group Show at One Cafe, 1 London Road, St Leonards has been extended until Christmas. Good write up in the local paper and well worth a visit. Good food too! Mon-Sat 10am to 6pm

20th November 2011.

Resource: East Sussex Libraries Historical Photos photostream is a new Flickr page from our local Library Service which already has some wonderful material on it from the library archives. They would love to hear from you if you can add to it: "more to be uploaded over the coming months including magic lantern slides. Personal historical images are also welcome, they need to be 70 years old to be out of copyright, although more recent photographs can be added if you took the photograph yourself and you give us permission to add them. Send to zoe.edwards@eastsussex.gov.uk
Prints are available: £5 for a print on photographic paper and £3 on regular paper or sent via email as a file."
(Thanks to Abigail Luthmann).

11th November 2011.

Event: "In conversation", Andrew Moran & Martin Everett will be considering the question "Is contemporary lens based work reinscribed in the cultural context in which it was developed?" to accompany Andrew Moran's exhibition "Failure and Success" at Stone Squid. 5pm, Sunday 13 November. 78 High St Hastings:
"Martin Everett's photographic practice is concerned with the investigation of memory, duration and the inhabitance of the ‘on-going moment’. Andrew Moran's working method involves a reflective practice of converting text-based investigation into visual presentation. Unfolding, repeat or looped video images explore theoretical, psychic and philosopical ideas. The imagery refers explorative thought, against the mimetic representation of the object in the photograph."

10th November 2011.

Opportunity: Renowned photographic printer Danny Pope is moving to Hastings and is looking for an assistant/apprentice. If you want the (very rare) chance to learn both analogue and digital photographic printing from a master of the craft, please contact him through his website.

9th November 2011.

Exhibition: There's another chance to see Martin Everett's "auditoria" at St.Mary-in-the-Castle on Sunday 13th november 12 - 4pm: auditoria/remembrance sunday/
"Everett presents a simple yet highly effective installation using a projector that creates a perceptual and experiential space analogous to that of Plato's cave. In doing so he translates the complex relationship among light source, reflection, silhouettes and representation into seemingly endless stages of mediation, within which reality is continually and newly constituted as the reality of its own being. Ostensibly it involves the image of the St Mary in the Castle auditorium being projected back into itself to create a 'non-real' reality and thus surrendering the viewer into a semi-permanent state of perspective fixity. This then creates a duality, as outlined above, the quality of character of the venue being two-fold."
6-8 Pelham Arcade · Hastings, East Sussex TN34 3AE. In association with stone squid [experimental art space].

7th November 2011.

Exhibition: "Masquerade - Portrait As Performance" is a collaboration between Hastings based organisations SOCO (South Coast Artists) & Phg (Photo hub group):
"You are invited to the PrivateView on Saturday 19 November 6.30 - 8.30pm. With a performance by JUDY DEWSBERY & FRIENDS at 7.30pm Exhibitors: Sin Bozhart, Angie Braven, Lynne Bingham, Patrick Burton, Nicky Clark, Roz Cran, Lesley Cornish, Nicole Falber, Tracy Jones, Cathryn Kemp, Louise Kenward, Grace Lau, Bob Mazzer, Rose Miller, Steve Rutter, Helen Silverlock, Charlotte Snook and Tim Cross. Artists-in-Residence Nicole Falber & Louise Kenward. St Mary in the Castle, Hastings TN34 3AF. Exhibition continues until 18 December. Thurs-Sat, 11am - 3.00pm Sun, 12 noon - 3.00pm and selected performance times."

2nd November 2011.

Exhibitions: Two interesting exhibitions both have their Private Views on 11th November.
Hastings Independent Photographers are exhibiting at One, 1 London Rd, St Leonards On Sea until 2nd December: ""The annual group show from an established group of Hastings and Rother photographers who are building a reputation for excellence in the medium: ALLISON SAN DIEGO, ANDY WILSON, ANNETTE BARTON, BARRY REID, DEBBIE GREGORY, EMMA BRYANT, IAN GRANT, LIN GREGORY, RICHARD FISHER, SIMON HOOKEY, STEWART BRYANT, SUE REID, TINA REID."

Andrew Moran's "Failure and Success" is at Stone Squid, 78 High St Hastings. Continues Saturday and Sunday 3-6pm: "Failure and Success brings together four disparate pieces of digital-video photographic work. The aegis for this grouping is an attempt to understand how strands of thought join to form an expanded landscape. Not specifically dependent, perhaps supportive, perhaps merely conversationally conjoined; though, a discourse develops."

1st November 2011.

Exposure: Photo hub group's blog has had a snazzy redesign and goes from strength to strength posting photography related news and recording increasing visitor numbers both locally and internationally. Photo hub group's new website now incorporates the blog as part of its ongoing revamp.

Exhibition: "Continuum" is a touring exhibition by Studio 21, a group of textile artists, many of whom incorporate photography in their work. Worth a look for anyone with an interest in print & alternative processes as well as textiles. Hastings Arts Forum, 3-15 November. Open 7 days, 11-5.

22nd October 2011.

Lecture: Photographer Will Cheung will be giving a talk at Ore & St Helens Camera Club on Tuesday 1st November at 7.45pm. Park Rd Methodist Church Hall, Upper Park Rd St Leonards. Tickets £3 on the door (via The Hastings & St Leonards Observer).

21st October 2011.

Exposure: Hastings based photographer Malcolm Glover has an exhibition, Timescapes, continuing until 28th October at 3 Fisher St, Lewes BN7 2DG. Mon-Fri 12-6pm.

Book Launch: There are still some places left for the launch of Stuart Griffiths' new book "The Myth of the Airborne Warrior" on 25th October 6-8pm at the Hastings Arts Forum. See 27th September entry below.

16th October 2011.

Exhibition: "Twenty" by Steven Bullen will be at The Dragon Bar, 71 George St Hastings from 26 October to 9th November: "Twenty original photographs available in a limited run of twenty prints each. Cityscapes & street art from New York City, Berlin, Hastings."

Film: From Lucy Bell Fine Fine Art Photography: "Please join us at The Electric Palace Cinema in Old Town Hastings on the 26th October at 7.45 for an 8pm screening of Richard Dunkley's Documentary movie 'The Silver Footprint' about Black and White printer Robin Bell's career in the Darkroom. There will also be a Q&A with Richard and Robin for a short while after the film. The Bar will be open!" See the trailer here. Robin Bell's book of the same name is still available from Amazon or Lucy Bell and is highly recommended.

15th October 2011.

Workshops: Activ8 has started a photography group led by Tim Rowan: "Every Wednesday 12-4pm at Activ8, 6 Trinity St Hastings. Everyone welcome! Just bring a camera." For further details contact 01424 442435 or tim@timrowanphotography.com.

14th October 2011.

Exhibition: Photo hub group presents "Interim projects show" at Hastings Arts Forum. 24 photographers, all based in the Hastings area, present work from ongoing projects that will emerge in Autumn 2012 as part of the next Brighton Photo Fringe in Hastings. HAF Gallery 2, 20th October - 1st November. Preview Friday 21st October 6-8.30pm.

13th October 2011.

Exhibition: Continuing at Hastings' Conquest Hospital exhibition area until 20th November is the South Coast Artists exhibition "The Lie Of The Land". Interesting & wide ranging work includes photography from Brian Rybolt, Roz Cran & Sineid Codd.

11th October 2011.

In Memoriam: Very sad news from the De La Warr Pavilion. "Alan Haydon (1949 -2011). It is with immense sadness that we announce today that Alan Haydon, Director of the De La Warr Pavilion has passed away after a short illness.
Alan Haydon has been Director and Chief Executive of the De La Warr Pavilion since 1999 having previously been a senior visual arts manager with a number of regional and national organisations including Arts Council England, Northern Arts and London Arts Board. Under Alan’s visionary lead, the Pavilion was transformed into a world-class centre for contemporary arts that has brought artists such as Antony Gormley, Andy Warhol and Patti Smith to Bexhill on Sea. His philosophy was rooted in cultural democracy and he passionately believed that great art should be experienced by everyone, whoever they were and wherever they lived."

9th October 2011.

Exposure: From Phg blog: Photo hub group member Chris Mammone has a new exhibition of work opening as part of East London's Photomonth. Find him at Photolounge, Old Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury Street, London (Aldgate East tube). Chris presents "candid composition of an English seaside town and a street documentary on the day of the royal wedding". Open from Sunday to Tuesday 11-6 and Thursday till 9pm - preview Tuesday 11th October 6-9pm.

8th October 2011.

Exhibitions: PhotoHastings highly recommends a day trip to Margate in October. Turner Contemporary's exhibition Nothing in the World But Youth (until 8 January 2012, admission free) is a huge & dense exhibition full of interesting photographs by Don McCullin, August Sander, Francesca Woodman, Chris Steele-Perkins, Corinne Day, Juergen Teller, Roger Mayne, Rineke Dijkstra and many others. Until 29th October, the Pushing Print festival at The Pie Factory & The Margate Gallery is a short walk away, as is Telling Stories at Marine Studios (see below). A brilliant day out in a town that makes Hastings seem quite smart.

5th October 2011.

Workshops: In what will develop into a programme of workshops and events, Lucy Bell Fine Art Photography in St Leonards On Sea is booking Salt Print workshops with Bruce Rae. Bruce is an experienced teacher and one of the world's leading experts on this beautiful printing process invented by William Henry Fox Talbot during his honeymoon in 1833. Please contact the gallery for more information.

2nd October 2011.

Exposure: Photo hub group members Martin Everett, Louise Kenward, Lucinda Wells & Alexander Brattell will be exhibiting in Telling Stories: Margate, part of the Pushing Print Fringe, at Marine Studios Margate from October 7 – November 1. Curated by Cathryn Kemp, the exhibition also features Dawn Cole, Sineid Codd & Cathryn Kemp.
Cathryn Kemp, Alexander Brattell & Sineid Codd have also been selected for the Pushing Print Open 2011 at Margate's Pie Factory Gallery, 8th - 29th October.

1st October 2011.

Exhibition: John Shanks is currently showing photographs at the JD Bar, Claremont St Hastings.

29th September 2011.

Exhibition: Last chance to see London Road, extended until Wednesday 5th October at One Cafe Gallery. Photographs by Alexander Brattell, Lucy Phillips, Cath Tajima-Powell. 1 London Rd, St Leonards On Sea. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm.

27th September 2011.

Book Launch: Stuart Griffiths' new book "The Myth of the Airborne Warrior" in a limited edition of 500 copies is now available for preorder from Photoworks priced £15. "Stationed as a partarooper in Northern Ireland in the late 1980s, Stuart Griffiths assembled an extraordinary archive of personal snapshots made for his own personal album, but powerfully evoking the boredom, frustration and fear felt by the group of very young men he served alongside.
There'll be a launch event on 25th October 6-8pm at the Hastings Arts Forum. Organised by Photo hub group. Entry is free for Phg members/£3 for non-members. Wine will be available. Please email gl@gracelau.plus.com by October 18th to reserve a place.

25th September 2011.

Exhibition: It'll be well worth a trip out of town to see the touring exhibition Exposures: Jane Bown, now at The Topfoto Gallery in Edenbridge Kent. 27 September - 1 November, Mon-Fri 9.30-5.00, Sat 9.30-1pm.

Call For Entries: A Photobook Show "is the first in a series of exhibitions which focus on the hand-made and self-published photobook. We want to hear from artists that are producing great photographic projects and presenting them as book works. Submitting to the show is free, and open to all. Entries will be accepted by post or email until 11 November 2011. Our inaugural shows opening will be on the 2nd December 2011 at Workflow Studio in Brighton, England." Deadline 11 November. (Via Andrew Moran at Photo hub group).

For Sale: Fuji Finepix S7000 Digital camera for sale. Very good condition, box, leads, software, manual, case.
There are loads of additional items that go with it. £200 ono. Contact Rakesh Solanki <rakeshsolankiuk@yahoo.co.uk> (via Hastings Creatives e-network).

Wanted: By Pebbles Bythesea via Hastings Creatives: "I'm a student studying A level photography and I wonder whether anyone has a working SLR camera I could have, either free or very cheap, please? I'm drawn to 'film & developing' so an analogue 35mm SLR camera would be fabulous." If you can help please contact pebbles_stleonards@yahoo.com.

Relaunch: Bexhill Photographic Club have a new website with a new address - www.bexhillphotoclub.org.uk. New members always welcome.

24th September 2011.

Exhibition: Luke Garvey is exhibiting photographs at the Isabel Blackman Centre (apparently the food there is very good). Winding St, Old Town Hastings. 1-27 October.

16th September 2011.

Lecture: The final talk in the Wednesday Talk programme at Project will be Laurence Hill of Fabrica discussing "The Use of Social Networking in Arts Organisations". 28 September, 7-9pm, Stade Hall. Free.

13th September 2011.

Exposure: Hastings based Stuart Griffiths is showing work from his project Closer as part of the exhibition Of Duties at Cardiff's Third Floor Gallery: "Of Duties consists of three projects that bring the life of soldiers, as seen by soldiers, to the walls of Third Floor Gallery". 10 September – 9 October.

For Sale: Omega enlarger system with many accessories. Old Town Hastings. Please contact David Ivatts at funpalace@btinternet.com.

12th September 2011.

Exhibition: Lucy Bell Fine Art Photography presents "Chris Duffy: The '80's Retrospective" from 24 September. "Chris Duffy was ‘born with a camera in his hand’, the son of legendary 60’s photographer Brian Duffy. Chris grew up with the godfathers of fashion photography David Bailey and Terence Donovan. During the 80’s Chris ran his own successful studio in London. Chris started to collate material for exhibition and soon realized that his back catalogue had not been seen since it was shot in the 80’s and decided to present a snapshot of this era." Exhibition continues until 29th October, Wed-Sat 11-4.

8th September 2011.

Exhibition: Overlapping with Art In Romney Marsh is Mark Duncan's exhibiton Beneath A Changeful Sky. "Poetic decay within a shifting environmental and cultural landscape: The Lookers’ Huts of Romney Marsh." is at the Romney Marsh Visitor Centre, Dymmchurch Road, New Romney. 15th September - 9th October. 9am to 5pm Thursday - Tuesday, closed Wednesday.

6th September 2011.

Exhibition: Art In Romney Marsh, now in its fifth year, "is a contemporary arts project providing an opportunity for artists to create site specific work in response to the inspiring medieval churches of Romney Marsh". There's art in & around five churches, including Rob Bernard's time lapse photography in Old Romney. Nicholette Goff and Sharon Haward will be making sun prints at the Romney Marsh Visitor Centre, Dymchurch Road 18/9, 11am-3pm. Art In Romney Marsh is on 17th/18th and 24th/25th of September, 1st/2nd and 8th/9th of October, 1-5pm.

5th September 2011.

Opportunity: Pure Arts Group, organiser of The Battle Contemporary Fine Art Fair will be introducing a dedicated photography category in 2012 organised & curated by photographer Nigel Green. They have started a Facebook page as an initial meeting and information point for interested photographers.

2nd September 2011.

Call for Entries: "Positive Images: Picture A World Without Stigma" is the 2nd annual photographic competition organised by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: "Mental illness affects one in four of us, far more than you would think. Yet people still face ignorance and discrimination. Our competition aims to show that people with mental health problems can and do lead full and meaningful lives, that mental illness is common and can happen to anyone and that through support, understanding and positive messages we can challenge stigma." Full details here. Open to all Sussex residents. Deadline October 3rd. Free entry. Winning entries will be announced on World Mental Health Day on October 10th (via the Hastings & St Leonards Observer).

30th August 2011.

Exhibition: Hastings based photographer John Cole's work with the Wembley To Soweto project can be seen in "Wembley to Soweto. A photographic Exhibition" at the Alan Phillips Gallery in Brighton:
"In 1988, more than 80,000 people attended a concert at Wembley Stadium to celebrate the 70th birthday of Mr. Nelson Mandela. 600 million viewers tuned in, as the world sent many happy returns to prisoner 46664, and joined with him in spirit to demand an end to apartheid in South Africa. The iconic photograph of that momentous day was taken by the internationally renowned photographer John Cole.
In May/June 2010 John ran a 4 week intensive photography course in Johannesburg. The course, run in conjunction with the Umuzi Photo Club, Converg SA and The City Varsity, afforded an opportunity for 8 young photographers, with varying levels of experience, to work alongside one of the world’s best." More details here.
3rd Sept-2nd Oct, Alan Phillips Gallery 31 Montefiore Road, Brighton BN3 1RD, Mon-Fri 4-6, Sat-Sun 11-4.

28th August 2011.

Exhibition: The Ore & St Helens Camera Club are having a photography exhibition in Priory Meadow Shopping Centre Hastings on Saturday 3rd September 9-5.30. The club's new season of events begins on 6th September at 7.45pm, Park Road Methodist Church, Upper Park Road, new members welcome (from the Hastings & St Leonards Observer).

27th August 2011.

Exhibitions: Hastings & St Leonards Heritage Open Days 2011 runs from 8-11 September and is titled "Opening Spaces, Going Places". Apart from being a good opportunity to explore interesting places there are some events of photographic interest. George Greaves will be showing photographs & talking about the local fishing industry at the Fishermen's Museum, Saturday 10th, 11am. "Creative Landscapes", an exhibition featuring portraits of people who work on The Stade by Lyn Weddle alongside paintings by Sally Booth is at Stade Hall, 8-11 September. For details of all Heritage Open Days events in East Sussex see here. For local events only see the Coastal Currents brochure.

Call for Entries: Hastings & St Leonards Heritage Open Days are holding a photographic competition as part of this year's event: "Photography competition for all ages. If you have a favourite local building take a picture & enter the competition. Tell us why you like the building, it can be one in your street or anywhere in the town that appeals to you. Entries should be A5 & clearly marked on the back with Name & Address & age if under 12. Bring your entry to Hastings History House by 4pm on Sunday 11th Sept. Winners will be announced & displayed in Hastings Week Oct 8th - 16th."

25th August 2011.

Exhibition: "Auditoria" is a new exhibition by Martin Everett at St Mary in the Castle: "Everett draws upon one of the most influential stories within European literature: Plato's allegory of the cave in Book 7 of The Republic. In this text the philosopher draws a distinction between two forms of reality: the reality of the visible world and the (true) reality of ideas. Everett presents a simple yet highly effective installation using a projector that creates a perceptual and experiential space analogous to that of Plato's cave". In association with Stone Squid experimental art space. Opening Sun 28 Aug 12-4pm, therafter Sat/Sun 03/04 Sept, Sat/Sun 10/11 Sept, 12-4pm. St Mary in the Castle, 6-8 Pelham Arcade, Hastings.
Event: Martin will be talking about his work at Stade Hall alongside artists Kay Avery Stallion, Erica Smith, Rachel Heavens and Jim Roseveare at at "10 Slides 10 Minutes". Part of Project at Stade Hall. 31 August 6– 8pm. Free.

24th August 2011.

Call for Entries: Coastal Currents want your pictures! This is a good opportunity to gain exposure and build your portfolio. Selected images will be exhibited on a special Festival Wall at Martel Colour Print & will also be used to promote Coastal Currents by the organisers & by Hastings Borough Council. Full credit will be given & copyright will remain with the photographer. Please send your images to Sarah Yates at info@coastalcurrents.org.uk.

23rd August 2011.

Event: The Media Enterprise Centre are holding a "Creative Industry Entrepreneur Q&A" this Thursday: "Two Faculty of Arts graduates from the University of Brighton will be sharing their experiences – including the good, the bad, and the ugly – about what is has been like for them developing their creative practices. Media Studies graduate Laura Crow will reflect on her `accidental' journey into photography as a self-employed visual artist. Fashion & Textiles graduate Amy Phipps will share her experience of working in the fashion industry." Thursday 25th August 2011 2pm to 4pm University of Brighton, Hastings Campus room 4.15. To register FREE please email e.brown@brighton.ac.uk.

22nd August 2011.

Exhibitions: Coastal Currents, Hastings' September arts festival, remains one of this country's more interesting arts events and the packed 2011 programme includes lots of photography.
The Coastal Currents Taster Exhibition (Stade Hall, 27/8- 4/9) will introduce exhibitions & events happening throughout the festival.
Photography highlights include portraiture with Charlotte Lambert-Gorwyn's old time seaside character boards as part of a Pier fundraiser. "Obscure Observer", an exhibition on seaside railings by Through The Lens, a photography group at Parkwood 6th form. Louise Kenward's "Cave", an installation with strong photographic influence. Stade Stories, a photography competition organised by Grace Lau is at various venues on The Stade. Surface Histories by Paul Thomas examines "the surface minutiae of domestic buildings" at Martel Colour Print. Alexander Brattell, Lucy Phillips & Cath Tajima-Powell present "London Road" at One Cafe & Gallery, 1 London Rd St Leonards. Leroy Laban shows photographs at the Isabel Blackman Centre. South Coast Artists are exhibiting work including photography at The Conquest Hospital.
Coastal Currents also has a thriving Open Studios programme that this year includes photography by Liz Blackborow, Lorna Hamilton-Brown, Shahriar Mazandi, Mike Leale, John Shanks, Mel Brewer, Abigail Luthmann, Ian David Baker, Zoom Image Group, Helen Silverlock, Debi Angel.

Visit the Coastal Currents 2011 website & download the brochure for full details of all the above plus lots, lots more.

21st August 2011.

Event: There are still some places for The Media Enterprise Centre's debating evening on photography on 30th August, "Does A Picture Paint A Thousand Words Anymore?" (see 20th July below). Admission is free but booking is required. Please contact Kay Bullen at K.Bullen@brighton.ac.uk or 01424 428590. Tuesday 30th August 6.30-8.30pm. Lecture Theatre, University Centre Hastings, Havelock Road.

20th August 2011.

Exhibition: Lucy Phillips is showing colour photographs in the cafe at Towner, until 2nd October.

19th August 2011.

Exhibition: "F-ISH is proud to announce Fearful Symmetry, a unique exhibition of giant photographs by Ben Gibson to be seen for the first time at F-ISH Art Gallery in Hastings. The photographs are a selection from work soon to be exhibited nationally.
"Gibson is influenced by the motion studies of Eadweard Muybridge, the music of Philip Glass & ideas borrowed from Big Bang Cosmology. His photographs illustrate an enigmatic world of chaos & equilibrium, of beauty & eternal recurrence. Originally destined for a career in science, Ben Gibson spent over 25 years as an international photojournalist working for many of the world's leading publications, & is perhaps best known in the UK for his cover stories in The Sunday Times & Observer Magazines. However, in 2003, after a serious helicopter crash in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, he was forced into a radical change of direction."

"This exhibition completes a full three year programme of exciting new professional art in a dedicated purpose built `white cube` not for hire gallery space (the first in Hastings), curated by Simon Hedges & guests. The end of this show will also signify the close of the gallery & an end to the whole experiment. The gallery wishes to thank all of you for your support and vision."

4th Sept-16th Oct. Viewing 3rd September 6_9pm. Open 11am_5pm Thursday_Saturday 12_4pm or by appointment.

18th August 2011.

Course: Photo hub group's first series of six mentoring sessions/portfolio reviews will start on 5th September at Stade Hall. These sessions will build toward an interim exhibition in conjunction with Brighton Photo Fringe in October and will be led by Martin Everett, who holds an MA in photography from UCA Rochester and is currently pursuing a PhD. The cost is £50 for the six sessions bookable with a £25 deposit. For further information and to reserve your place please contact Martin at info@martineverett.co.uk or ring 07957 147139.

12th August 2011.

Exhibition: "Blomfield & Broderick, Two Early Hastings Photographers" is at Hastings History House. 21 Courthouse St Hastings, 11-4 Thursday to Sunday. Until 4th September. John Blomfield had a studio in Robertson St from 1867 until 1910. There's a page of his portraits here and a biography of the family here at the excellent Sussex PhotoHistory website. Frederick Nutt Broderick was a pioneer of the picture postcard. He published views of Hastings in 1905 & 1907 (see here for more information). Photography was a bit slow to come to Hastings, the earliest studio in this area being Richard Beauford's which opened at The Assembly Rooms St Leonards in 1849.

11th August 2011.

PhotoHastings is now resuming regular service after a refreshing Summer break.

Exhibition: This year's Summer show at Lucy Bell Fine Art Photography is "Four" which, unusually for the gallery, features one photographer along with three artists working in other media. Bruce Rae, renowned for his nature studies & salt prints, is exhibiting work alongside Annie Rae's gouache & watercolour landscapes and Harry & Charlotte Snook's drawings, paintings & etchings. 17 August - 10 September. Wed-Sat 11-4. Preview Sat 13 Aug 6-8.

Festival: The second Margate PhotoFest is on the 13th & 14th August with a lively lineup. Full details on their excellent website.

Call for Entries: Brighton Photo Fringe is inviting entries for Open 2011, an interim event between the 2010 & 2012 festivals: "Open 2011 will be an international platform that enables artists and curators to work together to explore the possibilities of photography & exhibition formats. Mentor curator Charlotte Cotton (writer & curator, Creative Director, National Media Museum) will work closely with a group of selected curators to develop an exhibition in dialogue with the selected artists. Selected works will be printed, mounted & framed by Metro Print and the exhibition will be held at Phoenix Brighton from 19 November - 18 December 2011." £10 submission fee. Deadline 5pm Monday 12th September.

21st July 2011

Exhibition: "Yours To Share", a photography competition organised by Hastings design co-operative Wave, was inspired by Co-operatives fortnight. The results will be on show in an exhibition at F-ISH Gallery from 27-31 July. Preview Tuesday 26 July 5.30-9pm.

20th July 2011

Event: The Media Enterprise Centre will be holding a debate on photography on 30th August and are looking for speakers willing to give short presentations for & against the issues which are on the theme of digital convergence."Does A Picture Paint A Thousand Words Anymore?" To examine this question there will be three debating points: Increasingly the most compelling images are being provided by amateur photographers; do professionals matter anymore? Camera phones and Instant sharing; would the great photographers approve? Much of our shared photographic history is now owned by a handful of large companies; are Getty & Corbis a blessing or a curse?
Comments & points from the audience will also be welcomed. If you'd like to be a featured speaker please contact Kay Bullen at K.Bullen@brighton.ac.uk or 01424 428590. The Big Photography Debate – Q&A with photographer Alex Brattell. Tuesday 30th August, 6.30-8.30pm. Lecture Theatre, University of Brighton in Hastings. Free event.

14th July 2011

Event: Amanda Jobson will be running photography sessions for children & adults in the medieval tent at The St Leonards Festival, Warrior Square on Saturday 16th July, 12-5pm (via Phg's Photo Blog).

10th July 2011.

Off Topic: Just to liven up the front page a bit, here's a wordcloud of it from the excellent HTML5 Word Cloud Text Analyzer by timdream:

Exposure: The New York Times has an article on sometime Hastings resident, photographer Giles "it's only a scratch" Duley who was seriously injured in Afghanistan in February this year. A fund has been set up to raise funds that will help Giles get back to work. There is also still a collection box for him in The Hastings Arms, George St. Giles Duley's website is here.

7th July 2011.

Exhibition: The Independent Photography in the South East (IPSE) group annual exhibition is this year running until 5 September at The Capitol, Horsham. There is work by 27 photographers each contributing a white A3+ frame containing anything between 3 and 9 postcard sized images. A number of vitrines display hand-made books, hand-made cameras and more. (Via Neville Austin). The archived newsletters on the IPSE site contain some interesting articles and give a good insight into this well established group which includes several photographers based in the Hastings area. Their new programme of workshops will be confirmed soon.

3rd July 2011.

Exhibition: "In Between" is an exhibition of paired images from the UK and China by Phillip Reed & Anthony Reed on show at Project At Stade Hall from 9-17 July: "In Between is a a photographic collaboration between myself based in London and my identical twin brother who lives and works in China. The starting point for this project was to explore the creative potential of online sites such as Flickr that allow images to be uploaded and viewed instantly around the world. We wanted to examine how the internet and these emerging platforms are affecting the way in which work is being produced." Stade Hall is at Rock-a-Nore Rd Hastings by the new Jerwood Gallery. Tuesdays-Sundays 10am-4pm.

2nd July 2011.

Exhibition: The Activ8/Photovoice Exhibition is currently on show in the activ8 shop, 5-6 Trinity St Hastings. Former PhotoVoice participant Tim Rowan has run a course of photo workshops in Hastings with mental health service users attending Mind’s Activ8 program, supported by a PhotoVoice bursary funded by the John Kobal Foundation. Photovoice is an organisation that works "within disadvantaged and marginalised communities using innovative participatory photography and digital storytelling methods so that they have the opportunity to represent themselves and create tools for advocacy and communications to achieve positive social change". Until 9th July, 10am-4pm.

1st July 2011.

For Sale: Photographer Brian Rybolt is having a clearout, mainly of darkroom stuff but also some Canon bodies & compatible lenses. For example, EOS1 with grip, EOS3 body, Canon 10D, Durst M805 enlarger with full set of carriers & lenses, steel spirals & tanks, safelights etc. For a full list contact Brian at brianrybolt@mac.com.

30th June 2011.

College News: Further to the launch of HND photography (below), the new Sussex Coast College Hastings prospectus is now out offering photography courses at A level during the day and as evening classes & another NCFE level 2 photography evening class (repeatable this time, so if you've done one before you can do it again and make a new project). The end of year art & design show is tomorrow, Friday 1st July with a huge amount of excellent photography from AS, A2, National Diploma & Foundation courses as well as interesting work in all media from a host of other courses. Station Plaza 6-9pm.

28th June 2011.

Course: Sussex Coast College Hastings is launching a new advanced photography course commencing September 2011: "The BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) is a specialist vocational programme with a strong work related emphasis. The programme is over two years (two & half days per week). The course is taught by experienced academic staff, all of whom have a background in industry and currently work in industry. Their knowledge is invaluable at bringing this course to life and giving you the best balance of theory with practical application. You will be assessed by a carefully selected mix of assignments, presentations & portfolio. For more details or an informal discussion please contact Head of Division Martin Symons, msymons@sussexcoast.ac.uk or HE Administrator Hannah King, hking@sussexcoast.ac.uk. To apply please use the Apply link on our website or come into our Station Plaza Campus to speak to a Student Adviser."

27th June 2011.

Exhibition: Zoom have an exhibition across both galleries of Hastings Arts Forum from 7 to 19 July (private view Friday 8th July 6:30 – 8:30). "Inspired by one another, we thrive on the challenge of cooperating, collaborating and integrating as practitioners using different styles and a wide range of media, including photography, digital, paint, pastels and mixed media. Zoom started in May 2005 with only 7 photographers, and now has 24 members from all parts of the arts."

20th June 2011.

Event: Daniela Exley is holding another "Pop-Up Studio" day at 22 Baldslow Rd Hastings on Saturday 2nd July: "You can book your FREE 1 hour photo session now via my contact page. Or just come along for a day of perusing through original hand made homewares, clothes, vintage and retro goodies, art and afternoon tea."

19th June 2011.

Exhibition: Photographs & films by Catherine Yass are on show at The De La Warr Pavilion from 25th June: "Catherine Yass is a leading contemporary photographer and film-maker whose work captures the psychological impact of architectural space. This exhibition presents her new and recent work from the last decade. A new film Lighthouse (2011) is of the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse situated five miles out to sea, just visible from the Pavilion. Yass is fascinated by the structure of this unoccupied lighthouse, balanced precariously on the corner of a square platform, which is in turn balanced on a single concrete post." The roof of the Pavilion's been converted into a beach this summer with a good programme of events to go with it. Sounds like a perfect summer day.

18th June 2011.

Opportunity: "Free Exhibition Space. Clara Montforte is opening a bar with light music in Hastings Old Town. Clara says her outlook is to engage with the local community and she is sympathetic to the arts. Anyone interested should contact Clara at (01424) 460224" (via Hastings Arts Forum).

Exhibition: "Nine Photographs From Behind Burlesque" by Sin Bozkurt is at One Cafe & Gallery, 1 London Rd St Leonards until July 14th.

Exposure: Photoworks in Brighton has launched a new website. An expanding organisation with increasing relevance to photography in the Hastings area, this is well worth a look.

More News: It's another very busy month for photography around here and PhotoHastings hasn't had the time to list everything. Luckily, Louise Kenward's Phg Photo Blog is on the case, listing both regional and international items of interest.

14th June 2011.

Exhibition: Photo Hub Group member Steve Rutter will be part of the Sussex Coast College Degree Show opening on Friday evening, June 17 6-9pm, at F-ISH Gallery in central Hastings & at the college itself (Station Plaza, Hastings). For more information see thesee.co.uk. (Via Louise Kenward's Phg Photo Blog).

13th June 2011.

Call For Entries: Submissions are now being invited for the prestigious Terry O’Neill/Tag Award 2011 founded & organised by Lucy Bell at Lucy Bell Fine Art Photography in St Leonards On Sea. "The competition now in its fifth year, forms a showcase for both established and upcoming photographers, providing valuable exposure for their work and a prestigious opportunity to enhance their careers. The Award now recognised as one of the top International Awards in the industry has become an important addition to the cultural calendar, celebrating the diversity of talent working in the photographic medium today." Deadline 22nd October 2011.

12th June 2011.

Exhibition: "Art Less Ordinary" is an exhibition by Tony Tulloh at the Bullet Coffee House, 38 Robertson St, Hastings. "As a photographer, my primary aim is to capture the ordinary & transitory elements of life to illustrate the optimism & beauty that surrounds us on a daily basis." An exhibition of black and white photography from around the Brighton and Hastings area. Until 22nd August.

11th June 2011.

Exposure: A short film about Lucy Phillips' postal photography project "What Cannot Be Seen" can now be seen on The Projection Space group on Vimeo. Projection Space is a regular event at Hastings' Electric Palace Cinema in conjunction with the University of Brighton's Media Enterprise Centre and the St Leonards Film Society.

9th June 2011.

Call For Entries: Proving again that PhotoHastings isn't as parochial as intended, an email arrives from Udayan Sankar Pal, a photographer from Visakhapatnam, India: "The reason I am sending this mail to you is because I have created an ARCHIVE of Photography Exhibitions. Aim of this Archive is to keep records of the exhibitions held worldwide & make this archive as resource for research. We do NOT use this archive for commercial purposes. I'm collecting since 2002 & the archive has more than 3000+ brochures in its collection from around the world. To this effect we would like your help. We would appreciate it very much if you could send me the brochures/ flyers/ synopsis/ invitation cards of your past, ongoing or soon to be conducted photographic exhibitions. Kindly revert if you have any queries, I will be happy to answer them. Our address:

Archive of Photography Exhibition
(Re: Udayan Sankar Pal)
3-122/5 AdarshNagar 3Rd Lane,
Visakhapatnam-530040, INDIA

Looking forward for your help and contribution to enrich this archive. Regards, Udayan S Pal."

To see Udayan's excellent project, click here.

8th June 2011.

Open Studios: South East Open Studios 2011 continues until 19th June and as usual includes some photography (see category list for photography here). In the Hastings area, Zoom members Mike Leale and John Shanks both have open studios, painter Robin Holtom is showing some photography this year whilst a bit farther afield Photo Hub Group members Tim Morris & Mary Morris are opening their doors in Mayfield. Download the full 2011 SEOS Guide here.

7th June 2011.

Opportunity: Lindsey Castillo from The Camera Club of New York contacted PhotoHastings: "I am writing to see if you would be interested in posting a blip about the Camera Club of New York's Zine and Self-Published Photo Book Fair & open call for entries. The CCNY Zine and Self-Published Photo Book Fair is a two day fair, July 16th & 17th. The public is welcome to submit as well as check out self-published photo-books and photo-zines. All the proceeds go back to the artists (unless they wish to donate to us). It's a awesome, free event for people to come and check out photo books". Further information can be found here. If you've made a book this is a great opportunity to find a new audience for it. Deadline: July 9.

6th June 2011.

Exhibition: Photography is the point of origin for many of the works in "Six Printmakers" at the Hastings Arts Forum from 16-21 June. Phillip Cosham, cardboard collagraph, Geoff Dendle, screen prints, Marylyn Edwards, screen print and etching, George Mundell, monoprints, Derek Treacher, screenprinting, monoprinting, etching, Del Querns, silkscreen.

5th June 2011.

Exhibition: Eye To Eye is an exhibition by members of T16, "an informal group of photographers working in the South-East of England who have been together since 1997. All are welcome, there are no fees and no rules, except an interest in photography." St Mary in the Castle, 11-24 June. Private view, Sunday 19th June 4.30pm- 6.30pm, all welcome (via the Hastings & St Leonards Observer).

4th June 2011.

Exhibition: "Starting From One" is an exhibition of portraits made in One Cafe & digitally treated landscapes by Kelvin Davis at One Cafe & Gallery, 1 London Road St. Leonards from 4-11 June.

3rd June 2011.

Education: Tunbridge Wells based Nova Photography Taining are planning to expand their Photo Club in the Pub courses to include Eastbourne. If you like to do your learning along with a pint or two then do contact them to reserve a place and let them know there's demand for this in this area.

2nd June 2011.

Exhibition: "Making Waves" by Adrian Peacock will be at Lucy Bell Fine Art Photography from 11 June to 16 July: "Only a few days a year is the sea is rough enough, and the light dramatic enough, to give me the right conditions to make these images. I like them because they have both the old-fashioned painterly quality that I wanted, and also because they are the essence of what a photograph is: the split second of movement, energy and light". Wed-Sat 11am-4pm.

1st June 2011.

Exposure: Matt Wilson is a professional B&W darkroom printer who has recently relocated to Hastings and is offering good value bespoke services to new clients as well as continuing to work for top names such as Kevin Westenberg, Clive Barder, Neil Libbert & Kevin Cummins. Contact Matt at mattwilsonlabs@yahoo.co.uk or 07808 502843 for details.

30 May 2011

Newsflash: Photo Hub Group has been awarded funding by Arts Council England for its work promoting photography in this area, with emphasis on Hastings' participation in the Brighton Photo Fringe. This is a significant boost that will enable PHG to build a website that properly represents its growing membership as well as promote exhibitions & events leading up to the next Brighton Photo Biennial & Brighton Photo Fringe in 2012. Congratulations to Grace Lau & Andrew Moran who were behind the successful application. PHG welcomes members at all levels of experience. For further information contact mail@hastingsphotofringe.com.

Event: Zoom Image Group are holding an event in conjunction with their ongoing exhibition at Debenham's Cafe in Hastings: "Zoom@Debenhams: Art Sale. Come along to Debenhams cafe, Robertson Street on Thursday 2nd June, 3.30-5pm. We are changing the art & photographic work, so come and see the latest additions and meet the artists!"

29 May 2011

Exhibition: Barry Reid has an exhibition of photographs of Cuba at Bullet Coffee House in Robertson St which ends this week. Thanks to Photo Hub Group's excellent Photo Blog for catching up with this one.

Opportunity: Coastal Currents, Hastings' annual arts festival, has extended the deadline for submissions for "Spotlight: Open", a curated programme of events that will be a highlight of CC 2011: "10 selected works will be sited along a route which includes the main promenade from St Leonards - Hastings, the newly developed Stade Open Space (in the fishing quarter) and a public garden in the town centre (Wellington Square)". Details on their website. Deadline 20th June 5pm.

28 May 2011.

Competition: "Yours To Share" is a photography competition organised by Hastings' Wave Design Co-operative in association with F-ISH Gallery to celebrate Co-operatives Fortnight (25 June – 9 July 2011): "We want people to capture their individual response to this universal theme. This competition is open to everyone, it’s not just for professional photographers – images taken on your mobile phone are fine. We are looking for creativity and ideas rather than technical brilliance – it’s the message that’s important. The images will be uploaded to an online gallery, and will also be exhibited in the F-ISH gallery, Robertson Street, Hastings. There will be three winners, one from the under-18 age group". The exhibition will run from 8- 14 July. Details here. Deadline Thursday 30 June.

27 May 2011.

Exhibition: "Photographic Collection: A Study In Light & Life" is an exhibition by Luke Garvey at The Cafe In The Park, Alexandra Park, Hastings from 1st to 30th June. The work in the exhibition will change during its run, so could be worth a return visit.

26 May 2011.

Workshop: "Mind The Gap" is a workshop for artists & photographers led by Anny Evason and Grace Lau described as "a conceptual experiment for photographers and artists to swap tools and ways of seeing at a set location". With spaces for 5 artists & 5 photographers this is a collaboration between Soco (South Coast Artists) and Photo Hub Group.
Saturday June 11: 10am – 4pm and Sunday June 12: 10am – 12.00 at The Beacon, West Hill, Hastings (01424 431 305) E: judy@beaconhastings.com. Fee: £25 for members and £30 for non-members. Reserve space by June 3rd with Judy Dewsbury at the Beacon.

19 May 2011.

Exhibition: Next up at Lido Projects in St Leonards On Sea is Richard Webb: "An exhibition of new work which continues his scrutiny of the media that broadcast messages onto our streets and into homes and virtual lives. In works combining production and reproduction techniques including print, photography and video he forces recording and play-back devices to scrutinize one another, creating puckers and exposing gaps and delays."
28 May - 19 June. Saturdays & Sundays, 12noon - 5pm.

18 May 2011.

Exhibition: "New Zoom Members @ Alexandra Park Cafe" features photography by Tim Jones and Penny Hobson from 19th until 29th May at the eat@ cafe in Alexandra Park. Zoom is an established collective of exhibiting artists. Originally a group of photographers, it has expanded to 24 members working in diverse media.

17 May 2011.

Exhibition: Pier Support is an exhibition of photography to raise money for the restoration of Hastings Pier at The Pier Shop, 34 White Rock on the seafront. There's an opening party on Saturday 28th May 5-8pm, all welcome. The exhibition is organised by photography students at Sussex Coast College with tutor Alex Brattell. Further details & a preview here. More details on Hastings Pier here. Facebook events page here. Exhibition continues until 25th June, Thurs-Mon, 10-5.

11 May 2011.

Exhibition: Work from Lucy Phillips' ongoing pinhole photography project "What Cannot Be Seen" will be exhibited at The De La Warr Pavilion from 19 May - 5 June as part of their "A Nod To Cage" season that accompanies the current John Cage Exhibition "Every Day Is A Good Day". Admission is free to both exhibitions.

10 May 2011.

Event: The inaugural Brighton Photo Festival is on the weekend of 14th and 15th May at Brighton Marina: "The festival will promote excellence and innovation in photography aimed at consumers, amateurs and professionals.There will be two days of demonstrations from brand leaders, respected experts and celebrities together with a market of photographic suppliers presenting their goods, equipment, accessories and software. The live activities on the stage will include talks from professional photographers and photographic technique demonstrations. Entertainment will be provided together with Juice FM, who are reporting live on the Saturday". Exhibitors include Park Cameras & The Flash Centre, speakers include Lomokev & wedding photographer Jonathan Ryan.

Exhibitions: The Brighton Photo Festival coincides with the Brighton Festival Fringe 2011 which includes some photography exhibitions. Enter 'photography' into their homepage for details. Venues include AM Gallery, Infinity Foods Cafe, Taylor St Baristas & Hidden Corner Open House. 7th-30th May.

6th May 2011.

Call for Entries: Coastal Currents 2011 is inviting entries & submissions for what has become one of the biggest arts festivals in the South East: "One hundred years since the death of former resident and writer of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Robert Tressell (Robert Croker), this years theme Spotlights aims to highlight key locations, histories and new cultural developments around the characterful, creative and resilient towns of Hastings & St Leonards. In its 12th year Coastal Currents provides an exciting platform for artists, residents and visitors to explore and celebrate the towns’ thriving creative communities. Submit a proposal to our open submission competition SPOTLIGHT:OPEN, take part in the popular Open Studios programme, register an event or exhibition during September for inclusion in the festival brochure or just simply lend a hand". Deadline: 3 June 5pm. Coastal Currents runs from 27th August until 30th September 2011. Forms can be downloaded from the website.

30th April 2011.

Exposure: St Leonards based photojournalist Stuart Griffiths, winner of the 2010 National Media Photography Award, is featured in the new edition of Photoworks magazine. The spring/summer 2011 edition "sets out to explore how photography has been used to document civil unrest, the roles available to photography as a vehicle for protest, and the political operations of photography in contemporary culture. Contributors include Ariella Azoulay, Nina Berman, Iain Boal, Shami Chakrabati, Monica Haller, Geert van Kesteren and Martha Rosler".

28th April 2011.

Exhibition: Lucy Bell Fine Art Photography in St Leonards will be showing Vicky Weatherill's "An Edge Against The House" from 10th May - 11th June: "Vicky Wetherill has been documenting the life of Casinos and Las Vegas, creating a unique and in-depth portrait, of this surreal environment. Previous work from Vicky Wetherill includes ‘Peep-Show’ (2002) published by Dewi Lewis, also solo show with Tom Blau Gallery and various group shows including Dazed & Confused Gallery." Preview 7th May 7.30pm.

26th April 2011.

Event: Photographer Andy Wilson will be demonstrating how to process your own colour negative film without a darkroom at One Cafe & Gallery in London Rd, St Leonards On Sea on Friday 6th May at 7:30pm. If you own a scanner that can do film, or know someone who does, then a wonderful world of old cameras and digitised images is open to you for not much dosh. Booking is essential due to limited space (contact Lin Gregory at lingregory@btinternet.com). There's a video of a demonstration & talk on C41 Andy did in Brighton here.

19th April 2011.

Exhibitions: The Eastbourne Festival 2011 runs from 23rd April to 15th May and again includes photography. The Casson Gallery at Eastbourne College has an exhibition of work by local girl Lee Miller. The Stables is showing Vivienne Blakey's landscapes. Social photographer Katie Wells is part of a group show at Meads Studio, the Eastbourne Photographic Society is at The Barn St Mary's Church and Axel Hesslenberg's project on Breaky Bottom vineyard near Rodmell is at 11 South Lynn Drive. Popular last year and back in a bigger space is the group exhibition 'Display Only' from dis-location and of course the East Sussex Open at Towner is part of the festival & runs until 2nd May. And there's plenty more - the full programme is downloadable here.

18th April 2011.

Call for Entries: Idiographic is a new venture from around these parts calling for submissions for its launch issue. "Idiographic is a new quarterly magazine that collates visual and written content produced in response to a different word each issue. The magazine is open to creatives of all types; stories, articles, illustrations & photography are all very welcome. How you interpret the word 'broken' is completely down to you". Deadline May 6th (info via Lucy Bell).

15th April 2011.

Exhibition: Upcoming at The blackShed gallery in Robertsbridge is "View from a Window" by Stuart Duff: "A series of images taken between 25th February and 27th March 2011. Each image is quite different but anchored to a specific moment of time relative to a single viewpoint. Stuart's clever but technically adept photographic expertise explores arresting moments in time provoking thought while remaining quite beautiful leaving the viewer breathless as Stuart steps away from his commercial background towards a more intimate expression of ideas." Private view Saturday 30th April 3-6pm. See gallery website or 'phone 01580 881247 for directions & times. (Info via Grace Lau).

14th April 2011.

Opportunity: Garage Studios in Brighton are offering facilities, support and a sponsored exhibition to one 'emerging' photographer for a studio based project in association with Spectrum professional lab and Photoworks: "Garage Studios are delighted to announce the launch of their first exciting new Studio Bursary Award for emerging photographers. The bursary is open to all photographers, with no age limit. Applicants should have not yet had their personal work exhibited or published outside of Brighton and must be UK residents." Full details are here. Deadline 2nd May. (From the Fabrica newsletter via Grace Lau).

13th April 2011.

Event: It's time to get your shoeboxes and tin cans out again on 24th April for World Pinhole Day, now in its eleventh year. Make a pinhole photograph and upload it to their gallery (see the 'how to participate' page). As it coincides with Easter Sunday this year (WPD is always the last Sunday in April) the organisers are accepting images made between April 23rd and May 1st. For inspiration - no pressure - see Justin Quinell (mouthcam), Wayne Martin Belger (skullcam) and Stephen Pippin (launderettecam). If you'd like to participate but don't have access to a darkroom email me and I'll put you in touch with your nearest red light zone.

9th April 2011.

Talk: A new series of events, "Photographers Talk About Their Work" is the latest initiative from Hastings' Media Enterprise Centre in association with Phg. Martin Everett will be the first speaker. Everett is an internationally exhibited fine art photographer and lecturer whose work "is concerned with the investigation of memory, duration and the inhabitance of the ‘on-going moment’ ". 20th April, 6pm at MEC Havelock Rd. Free but please email Kay Bullen for a reservation.

5th April 2011.

Competition: "Stade Stories" is a major new competition with real prizes leading to an exhibition for Hastings' Coastal Currents 2011 arts festival: "Stade Stories is a photography competition and partnership project between between Brighton Photo Fringe/Photo Hub Group Hastings, The Stade Education Project, The Fishermen's Museum, The Fishermen's Protection Society, The Shipwreck Museum and Blue Reef Aquarium. Whatever age, background, or level of ability, everyone is welcome to take part. The Judges will be looking for strong images that suggest a story has taken place on or about the Stade. Personal narratives and interpretations are encouraged, as is experimental work and digital imagery." Deadline is 24 July so lots of time to do an excellent job. Full details are here and include a link to the information sheet (here) and dates of free advice sessions with Grace Lau.

4th April 2011.

Exhibition: "April is the cruellest month, breeding" is a group exhibition at Lido in West St.Leonards from 17th April to 8th May. "This group of works embodies growth and change, but not in a sylvan or bucolic sense, rather their transformation is more insidious, relying on seepage and contamination, crystalline growth and dust breeding, and on the fall of light and the animation of surface." Photography is included in works by Benjamin Beker, Barbara Nemitz & Ella McCartney. Lido is at Electro Studios, Seaside Rd, St Leonards On Sea. Private view, Saturday 16th April, 6-8pm. Gallery hours, Saturdays & Sundays 12-5pm or by appointment.

3rd April 2011.

Exhibitions: There'll be photography in both galleries at Hastings Arts Forum from 14-26 April: "An Anthology" in Gallery One is an exhibition of recent work from a course led by Grace Lau at the University of Brighton's Media Enterprise Centre in Hastings. Curated by Andrew Moran, there'll be work by 12 photographers on show: Lin Gregory, Julia Humphreys, Charles Coussens, Lucy Phillips, Petra Lander, Emma Bryant, Nicole Zaaroura, Mike Lank, Annette Barton, Barry Reid, Sue Barnes & Rosie Biela. In Gallery Two "A Sense Of Place" is an exhibition of works based on photographs by John Shanks and photographs by Mike Leale. Private view for both shows is on Friday 15th April, 6.30pm to 8.30pm. (ps. review for Hastings Arts Forum here).

30th March 2011.

Funding: Photoworks & Brighton Photo Biennial are to merge to become one of 695 'National Portfolio Organisations' to receive funding from Arts Council England. This means a secure future for at least the next three years and is very good news for photography in Sussex. Another piece of good news for this area is that the excellent Towner Eastbourne's funding is to double so now they can fix that broken shutter and get themselves a decent website. In common with organisations all over the country, The De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill & Chichester's Pallant House Gallery have both had their funding decreased.

25th March 2011.

Exhibition: The East Sussex Open 2011 will be at Towner Eastbourne from 2nd April to 2nd May featuring photography by Martin Everett, Stuart Griffiths, Fiona Mersch and Lucy Phillips. Private view 1st April, 6.30-8.30.

21st March 2011.

Birthday: Started on the Vernal Equinox 2009, PhotoHastings is now two years old! Listing events and items of interest to photographers in the Hastings area as well as linking to resources worldwide, PhotoHastings is a media sponsor of the Brighton Photo Fringe (which included Hastings for the first time in 2010) and has become established as a resource in this area. Home to a large number of interesting photographers, a huge number of enthusiasts (and one of the highest concentrations of darkrooms in the country) the photography scene here continues to grow in scope and confidence. Please keep sending in your listings and recommendations. We've got a good thing going and PhotoHastings will continue to enjoy being a part of it.

18th March 2011.

Competition: If you'd like to see one of your photographs printed on loads of deckchair seats then enter the Stade Deckchair Design Competition: "Your design will be for the fabric part of the deckchair only (ie not the wooden frame) and the design will be for the front of the deckchair (the bit you sit on). The back of the deckchair will be printed with the winner's name & the Stade Education Project & Heritage Lottery Fund logos. Designs can be in any medium or style: drawing, photography, textiles, painting, collage, computer generated, typographic etc but must be flat enough to be scanned. As part of the competition we are offering a series of Deckchair Design Workshops for children and adults led by artist and illustrator Peter Quinnell." Deadline: 30 June 2011 at 4pm.

13th March 2011.

Exposure: Photo Hub Group now has a blog, purposefully called Photo Blog: "Chunterings, mutterings and ramblings of photographers and their projects in and around Hastings. The photo hub group (Phg) was set up to facilitate the Hastings leg of the Brighton Photo Fringe 2010. This proved a great success and we are now working towards the next photo fringe festival in 2012, with an interim show at the end of 2011".

12th March 2011.

Exhibition: One Cafe & Gallery will be exhibiting photographs by Guy Stanton from Wednesday 16th March until Saturday 2nd April. 1 London Rd, St Leonards On Sea. Mon-Sat, 10-6.

11th March 2011.

Exhibitions: Zoom Image Group are staging two exhibitions this month; at the 2nd floor cafe in Debenhams, Robertson St Hastings (the department store that time forgot). Private view, Tuesday 22nd March 6-8.30pm. Zoom members are also showing work at The Lemon Tree, 54 Western Road, Bexhill-On-Sea TN40 1DY. Wednesday 12 March - 31 May. Zoom has grown & diversified since its inception in 2006 as an exhibiting group of photographers but stays close to its roots, always including interesting photography in its shows.

10th March 2011.

Exhibition: "The Smaller Picture. Paintings & Photographs by Ian David Baker" is at Double Elephant Gallery, 42 Norman Road, St Leonards On Sea. 10th March - 9th April. Thurs-Sat 11.00-16.00.

9th March 2011.

Exhibition: Lucy Bell Fine Art Photography in St Leonards On Sea will be showing "Muhammad Ali: David King" from 20 March until 29 April; "David King's photographs of Muhammad Ali, taken at his training camp in the Pennsylvania Mountains in 1974 when the "Greatest Of All Time" was preparing for his legendary world heavyweight title fight against George Foreman, held later that year in Kinshasa, Zaire (and which, of course, Ali won). The photographs document Ali's sixteen-week training programme for the fight (memorably named by him as "The Rumble in the Jungle") and are of considerable historical importance."

7th March 2011.

Exhibition: Several local artists who use photography including Andrew Moran, Mary Morris & Sue Barnes will be showing work as part of "Conflicts In Time" at the Hastings Arts Forum, 17–29 March. "This exhibition is a joint project between the Forum and the Department of Anthropology, London School of Economics with funding from the Economic and Social Science Research council (ESRC)". Curated by Griselda Bear. Private view 19 March, 6-8pm.

5th March 2011.

Event: The next meeting of the Ore & St Helens Camera Club will be a walkabout in the Old Town, with cameras of course, on Tuesday 8th March. Meet at Winkle Island, 7.45pm. New members always welcome. (Via the Hastings Observer).

4th March 2011.

Exposure: Photographs from "Northern Ireland Archive", a project by St Leonards based photojournalist Stuart Griffiths are included in Exposure 2011, "an exhibition of recent works by the six successful applicants for the 2010 National Media Museum Photography Awards". James Hyman Photography, 5 Savile Row London W1. 10th March - 23rd April.

26th February 2011.

Talk: "Lecture on Art and Photography ‘From today painting is dead’. This is a quote from Delacroix when photography was first made public. This day-school at St Matthews Centre, London Rd is on Sat 5 March @ 10 -1pm. £6 entry payable at the door. This is a WEA lecture by Bryan Davies". (Via Hastings Arts Forum).

21st February 2011.

Exhibition: Ongoing at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is an exhibition of photographs by students from Filsham Valley School. "Taken in and around Hastings & St Leonards in response to the theme of ‘Environment’, students explored the formal elements of Line, Tone, Shape, Form, Pattern, Colour and Texture. Post production techniques include manipulating images and working in Adobe Light room and Photoshop, as well as using traditional black & white film processing and printing." Until 20th March.

20th February 2011.

Fundraiser: The Hastings & St.Leonards Observer reports that a fund has been set up at The Hastings Arms in George St to help Giles Duley. A photographer with close links to Hastings, Duley was seriously injured on February 7th when he stepped on a landmine in Afghanistan (Guardian report here).

18th February 2011.

Question: Neil and Dan from zeroh (co-creators of the Hastings Moths Project and many others) posted the following on the Hastings Creatives list: "Dear Photographers in the area. We are trying to establish if there are any photographers/ studios in the area that are able to hire lenses for the Canon 5D Mark2. We are particularly in need of macro lenses which we would like to hire for a couple of days. We realise that there are companies out there that offer this service but none local and we would rather our money stayed locally. Neil & Dan <zeroh@novamatic.com>."

18th February 2011.

Exposure: Ian Leach has sent in details of his new site. Ian's Photo Blog includes infra red photography, local views & digital abstracts. Also articles on photography & a selection of links.

11th February 2011.

Call For Images: From Hastings Creatives: "I'm posting here on behalf of Judges Postcards. We are putting together a postcard pack of Hastings Pier through the ages to raise awareness and funds on behalf of the Pier Trust. We need one final image to complete the project and are appealing again for anyone who has an image of the pier they would like to see published. If you do have an image you would like to send in, please send it to Trevor Wolford at trevor.wolford@judges.co.uk stating what it is for and also your name, for credit purposes. If you need to speak to Trevor directly you can call him on 01424 710383. Thank you, Rakesh.

8th February 2011.

Course: "Working with Cultural Organisations" is a one day training course organised by Creative Partnerships, University of Sussex at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery on Tuesday 8th March 2011. "This practical hands-on course is aimed at creative practitioners who are interested in working in partnership with cultural organisations, such as galleries and museums, and prepares participants for work opportunities". Subsidised fee of £30 for East Sussex residents (£50 others). To book a place please contact J.francis@sussex.ac.uk, 01273 872718. For further information contact Sara Clifford at inroadsproductions@mac.com.

7th February 2011.

Exhibition: Photography group Channel Hastings will be having an exhibition, "Best of 2010", at One Cafe & Gallery from Friday 11th February (opening party 6-8pm) - 11th March. 1 London Rd, St Leonards On Sea. Mon-Sat, 10-6.

29th January 2011.

Exhibition: Fillet 08/10 "A retrospective of lens based works taken from the first two years of programming at F-ISH" is at F-ISH Gallery, Robertson St Hastings. Photographs by Andrew Catlin, Stuart Griffiths, Alexander De Cadenet, Amanda Jobson, Martin Everett, Alexander Brattell. Films by Kate Adams, Sarah Broome, Tim Corrigan, Andrew & Eden Kotting, Richard Heslop. 4th February to 13th March, Thurs-Sat 11-5.

23rd January 2011.

Course: Bookings are now being taken for a one day 'photography masterclass' on portraiture at The De La Warr Pavilion on Saturday 12th February: "A day of discussion and practical work examining approaches to portraiture with photographer Alexander Brattell. Considering historical, technical and aesthetic aspects of this most diverse genre, participants will use natural light and studio flash to create their own images." Further details and online booking here.

19th January 2011.

Exhibition: Lucy Bell Fine Art Photography will be showing Dogs/Gods by Tim Flach from 29 January to 26 February. The exhibition "celebrates the recent launch of his highly acclaimed new book Dogs/Gods. Shot in the aesthetic of fashion shoots, movie posters and celebrity portraits, these striking images are laden with visual drama, as Flach uses a unique photographic approach to create powerful and compelling work". Gallery hours Wed-Sat 10-4.

16th January 2011.

Exposure: Eastbourne based photographer James Eckersley is showing work as part of "Thirty by Thirty" at London's SW1 Gallery just off Victoria St, 19 - 29 January. "Thirty photographers, including major names such as James Eckersley, Tom Hunter, Martin Brent and Alan Mahon help celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Westminster based homeless charity The Passage with a specially commissioned exhibition of portrait photographs."

14th January 2011.

Course: The De La Warr Pavilion is offering a photography course as part of its education programme run by photographer Lisa Barnard. "This short course explores photography as a tool for communication, specifically around ideas of portraiture and the different ways that you can use photography to represent this complex genre. We will develop your practical abilities and your editing and post-production skills. This course is designed for photographers at an intermediate level." It will run on Tuesdays, 10am-1pm from 1 Feb-15 Mar (with a break for half-term 22 Feb). Cost is £80 (£75 concessions & DLWP Members). Book online here.

12th January 2011.

Exposure: St Leonards based Lucy Phillips is showing Cibachrome prints in "A Celebration Of Kodachrome" at The Association of Photographers Gallery, London EC2. 18 January - 10 February 2011, Mon-Fri 10-6. "Kodachrome, the slide-film that inspired songs, was discontinued by Kodak last year at 74 years of age. Upon hearing Kodak’s announcement that they would no longer be renewing stocks of Kodachrome, we thought it was time to celebrate this revered film!" Lucy's matchbox camera project "What Cannot Be Seen" can be viewed here.

11th January 2011.

Auction: "There will be a Charity Art Auction tomorrow night at Dragon Bar (Wed 12th Jan), George Street. The show contains a collection of Photography and Fine Art that has been exhibited throughout the year by over twenty different artists and all donations raised will go to two seperate childrens charities". (ps. David Hill e-mailed PhotoHastings to say that the auction was a huge success raising nearly £2000).

9th January 2011.

Exposure: Fairlight based photographer Nigel Green is showing work as part of the 1st Kent Photo Open Exhibition at Mascalls Gallery in Paddock Wood, 19 January - 19 February.

7th January 2011.

Course: Sussex Coast College Hastings are offering an evening class in photography led by Alex Brattell leading to a certificate and an exhibition. The course will include a professional practice unit with Sharon Haward and is heavily subsidised for anyone in receipt of means tested benefits. Details are here on the College's online prospectus. For further information ring Ali Smith on 01424 458505.

see the PhotoHastings front page for 2010

see the PhotoHastings front page for 2009